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Sun in Gemini, Mercury retrograde, Saturn Re-enters Scorpio
The
current of a river flows down from its source towards sea level. Rivers
themselves move in one particular direction, but the water that makes up the
river moves in a complex and intricate dance. Water molecules on the surface
are heated by the sun, and evaporate upwards. Water winds its way around land
masses, whirls around rocks, settles in pools, and forms eddies that swirl at
various speeds. These myriad motions set everything astir, causing the cooler water
below to rise up and mingle with the sun-warmed water above. Animals traveling
within and through the water introduce further layers of unpredictable and
changeable motion. In one sense, there is no constant direction to a river.
There
is, however, constant and irresistible movement in a river. Anything that
enters the river is subject to its motion. One either actively resists or
succumbs to its flow. This month, seek out those pools of rest, and see if you
can notice the motion hiding within the still points of your life. Listen for
the music that fills the silence. Catch your breath, and notice whether you
have been fighting or flowing with the current.
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Sun in Gemini: 5/21/15 - 6/21/15
The
Sun’s transit through Gemini marks a time of transition from spring to summer.
At this point in the year, we have fully awoken from winter’s dream. Our minds
are alive and curious, and there is much to be curious about - nature is
active, exploding in color, life and movement. We want to explore every little
bit of the world we encounter. We say, “YES,” to life, to people, to new
things, and under normal circumstances, we are not so concerned - yet - with
how it all fits together.
This
year, however, Gemini is somewhat inverted and sideways. We enter this
flitting-about time with Mercury, the ruler of Gemini, just barely moving
backwards after his recent retrograde station on 5/18/15, and with the Sun in a
tense T-square, conjoined with impatient Mars, square dreamy and dissolving
Neptune, and opposite Saturn, the planet most associated with delays and a slow
pace. Hence John Muir nicely summarizes the wisdom of 2015’s solar month of
Gemini: “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to
everything else in the universe.”
How do
the pieces of your life reflect the whole?
What is
the “ocean” the river of your life is flowing towards?
Which
elements of your life - the “water” of your river - are dissipating,
evaporating, caught in eddies?
How can
you surrender to these various flows -
- the
overarching movement to the ocean?
- and
the losses along the way?
Mercury Retrograde: 5/18/15 - 6/11/15
Mercury
begins his retrograde motion close to the Moon and sextile Jupiter. This ties
our heart and our beliefs into the questions Mercury poses during this Gemini
retrograde, which underscore the ways our perceptions shape our life.
How do
your perceptions color your feelings?
How do
your feelings color your perceptions?
How do
your perceptions shape your beliefs?
How do
your beliefs shape your perceptions?
What is
the flow of your mind? - dissipating, directional, swirling in vortices?
Mercury
completes his retrograde motion in sextile to Venus. Meanwhile, the Sun
sextiles Uranus (illuminating & energizing insight), and Neptune stations
retrograde (exact on 6/12/15).
What do
those sticky moments in relating with others reveal if you let go of the need
to be right?
How
does compassion influence your perceptions?
How
does forgiveness influence your ability to relate with others?
How
will you integrate the insights of the past few weeks into your life,
relationships, & art if you’re an artist?
Saturn re-enters Scorpio: 6/14/15 - 9/17/15
Saturn
- the planet that teaches us our true responsibilities by showing us our
limitations; the planet that pushes us to try harder and find our grit by
imposing setbacks; the planet that rewards our efforts and reminds us of that
which we’ve neglected; the planet that insists that boundaries are freedoms in
disguise - re-enters Scorpio shortly after Mercury moves direct. Scorpio
implies some kind of death-and-rebirth process, so you can be sure you’ll be
letting go of something. It won’t be easy, but it will come with the reward of
rebirth into something truer, more appropriate to who you are now, and
ultimately more sustainable.
Saturn
transited through Scorpio from October 2012 through most of December 2014. Now
that he’s retrograding, he’s dipping back into Scorpio until autumn of 2015.
You may notice a revisiting of themes that came up for you in December of 2014
over the next few months. This is your opportunity to resolve those issues.
What in
your life - relationships, careers, projects, places, etc. - is in a stage of
death?
What
renewal do you foresee following those losses?
What is
your core truth - the “source” of your river? How can you be truer to that
“source”?
The
river flows to the sea, but the water that makes it up may become mist, fog, a
cloud, enter a lake, or recede into an aquifer before it ever reaches the sea.
Once that water does finally reach the ocean, it may enter through another
river. In the words of the great healer, Hippocrates, “There is one common
flow, one common breathing. All things are in sympathy.” This is the time to
surrender to that flow.
Coming Soon:
Next
month’s report on the solar month of Cancer will offer insights into the
overall thrust of the summer. Feel free to like and repost this report
as you see fit. Until next time, wishing you a heart-ful month. Thanks for
reading,
Sun in Taurus, Mercury retrograde
It’s time for some
riddles.
#1, Pretend our
minds our mushrooms. Our perceptions, then, are mycelia, extending through the
world around us, the conversations we engage in, and all the other information
we take in. Our memories and dreams are also mycelia, and thus our mushroom
minds span through various layers of time - past, present and future - as well
as various layers of reality - material, emotional, mental and creative. Like
mycelia in the forest, our mental mycelia simultaneously digest and weave a web
throughout their environment. The questions, then, are where does the fruiting
body - that thing we visualize when we think of the word “mushroom” - show up,
and what form does it take?
#2, Can your mind
travel over, under, around and/or through matter?
#3, Does matter have
a mind of its own?
This month, the
impalpable mind collides with the material plane. Keep your ears open, and you
just might hear the din of that impact. Below, you’ll find clues to help you
unravel these riddles.
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Sun in Taurus: 4/20/15 -
5/21/15
The operative word
during the solar month of Taurus is “matter” in all senses of the word. Taurus
is firmly rooted in the substance of reality, enthralled with what can be
perceived through the physical senses, and utterly devoted to relating to
everyone and everything it perceives. That covers the physical matter aspect,
but then there’s the question of...
What matters to you?
What do you love to
do, eat, read, listen to, and smell?
Where do you love to
be, and how do you like to get there?
Whom do you love to
be with?
Do you love
yourself?
Do you believe you
matter?
The sun’s yearly
transit through Taurus also marks the height of spring, when the natural world
is in full bloom. It’s a great time to remind yourself you are a part of
nature, which brings forth the obvious questions of...
What part of you is
blossoming right now?
What parts of your
life - work, relationships, projects, etc - are blossoming right now.
The flowers of
spring are followed by the fruits of autumn, unless, of course, you nip
something in the bud. Fertilize and prune as you see fit.
Full Scorpio Moon: 5/3/15
The moon culminates
in eagle-eyed Scorpio, opposing the Sun in Taurus, and thus offering a deeper
perspective on what truly matters. Jupiter squares both of the luminaries from
Leo, creating a tense, fixed T-square in the heavens.
What blossoms bring
you the most joy?
What blossoms bring
you the most attention, praise, and abundance?
What is your
relationship with those various blossoms?
What blossoms need
to be cut from your rose bush so the others can thrive?
Also on the day of
the full moon, Mercury (mind) opposes Saturn (matter), and is about to enter
the fore-shadow of his retrograde. It’s time to take your...
pre-Mercury retrograde
precautions:
Get your cars and
bikes tuned up.
Back up your phones
and computers.
Finalize travel
plans.
Take note of any
issues that start brewing in your communications and perceptions.
And above all, get
ready to be flexible.
Mercury Retrograde:
5/18/15 - 6/11/15
About 20 hours after
the new Taurus moon, Mercury stations retrograde in his home sign of Gemini.
New moons impart an internal focus, and Taurus is a sign that appreciates
slowness and stillness, all of which mingle well with the apparent pause of the
solar system’s speediest planet. The more you can let go of your familiar
perspectives in the three and a half weeks of this retrograde, and open your
mind to allow space for new perspectives, the smoother things will go for you.
What do you
perceive?
How does that shape
what you believe?
How does what you
believe shape what you perceive?
How does this create
a closed loop of belief and perception?
What happens if you
allow yourself to notice things you don’t normally notice?
In the words of cosmologist, Carl Sagan, “Somewhere, there is
something incredible waiting to be known." What is that
something for you? Can you find it? Open your ears. Open your eyes. Open your
heart. Open your mind.
Coming Soon:
Next month’s report
on the solar month of Gemini will offer insights into Saturn’s re-entry into
Scorpio and other surprises. Feel free to like and repost this report as you see fit. Until next
time, wishing you a heart-ful month. Thanks for reading,
Vernal Equinox 2015 & Two Eclipses
Let’s
say you’ve been running a marathon. Let’s say that the whole time you’ve been
running this marathon, a giant, slobbery monster with big, nasty, jaggedy teeth
and long, horrible, razor-sharp claws has been chasing you, forcing you to run
faster than you were prepared for. Just as your legs feel unable to hold or
move your body any further, your lungs won’t hold much air anymore, and you
think this is the end, the monster gets distracted by one of their friends. The
two of them go off to a bar together. You really don’t care about the marathon
anymore, and as you’re about to collapse on the spot you see the finish line.
Something snaps in you, and now there’s nothing that will keep you from
reaching that finish line. You continue on with renewed vigor.
Just
then, nine trillion tons of mud fall from the sky, directly between where you
are and the finish line. You’re in knee deep mud, and now you’re ready to give
up again. But then you hear that monster and their buddy come stumbling out of
the bar. When you turn to look, you see they’re pointing at you. They start off
in your direction. You look back at the finish line, and notice that it is no
ordinary finish line. A sign indicates it is also the gateway to a monster-free
zone. You run as fast as you can through that knee deep mud, hoping that the
drunk monsters won’t be able to keep up with you. This month, although you may
feel you’re being pushed at both from behind and from in front, keep moving
ahead.
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Saturn Stations Retrograde: 3/14/15
Feeling
hung up? Saturn, the planet that slows things down even when he’s moving at
normal speed, is currently standing still in Sagittarius.
What is
in a state of suspension in your life right now?
What is
this teaching you about your relationship with surrender?
Are
your philosophies in alignment or clashing with the philosophies of your
culture?
Are you
compromising your beliefs too much to work within society’s constructs?
How can
you work within the constructs of society in a way that upholds your beliefs?
Uranus Square Pluto, Exact: 3/16/15
For
more information on this transit, please follow this link to last
month’s report.
Full super solar eclipse in Pisces & vernal equinox: 3/20/15
A full
solar eclipse is one of the bigger to-do’s in the realm of astrological events.
This one also happens to occur while the moon is at perigee - the moment when
its monthly orbit brings it closest to earth. When the moon is both at perigee
and syzygee, as it is on this day, the moon and sun pull extremely on the
waters of this planet. On the days around this major astronomical and
astrological event, you may find it helpful to think to yourself, “Over half of
my body and the body of every other person on this earth is being jerked around
by some humongous objects up in space. Over two thirds of the earth itself is
being jerked around right now too.”
What is
the dream I am meant to embody?
Is
there anything I need to surrender or surrender to in order to realize my
truest and most whole self?
How can
I accept the inherent imperfections of reality in contrast to that most perfect
dream?
A few
hours later, the Sun enters Aries, thus marking the vernal equinox. Equinoxes
are both shifting points and brief moments of balance between light and dark.
What do
you perceive to be your light? What are its characteristics?
What do
you perceive to be your darkness? What are its characteristics?
What
happens when you love and accept both your light and your darkness?
Sun in Aries: 3/20/15 - 4/20/15
Why
does a baby bird bother to hatch? It’s perfectly protected inside that egg,
kept warm by its parents’ body heat. Scary as it is to be out in the world
without armor, that baby bird would die if it didn’t tear its way out of that
shell. By the time a chick breaks out into the world, it has no room to grow,
and no more nourishment to sustain it within that egg. The chick hatches
because it chooses to live - only to find its tiny, feeble self utterly
vulnerable and at the mercy of nature. The elements, timing and luck interact
in their capricious ways to either make or break our little fledgling friend.
This is the essence of Aries. From the dream-state of Pisces, we emerge into
the struggle of existence, and we tap into the excellence and courage that is
required that we may continue to exist.
Are you
here, now? Why?
In what
do you wish to excel? What is required of you to do so?
Is
there any way that you hold yourself back out of timidity? (Hint: This is the
shell you’ve outgrown)
Courage
means to act from the heart - What does it feel like to act, speak, and decide
from your heart?
Total lunar eclipse in Libra: 4/4/15
There
are times when the cosmos turns up the volume, and this is one of those times.
The Sun (consciousness) is conjoined with Mercury (intelligence, perception),
Uranus (insight) and the dragon’s tail (sign in need of sprucing up) in Aries
(courage), all opposed by the Moon (emotions & heart-tugs) and dragon’s
head (sign in need of accentuation) in Libra (balance). Meanwhile, Pluto
(rebirth that can only occur after death) squares both ends of that opposition
from Capricorn (appropriate goals). There’s the equation. Here are some
questions to help you make sense of it all:
What is
out of balance in your life, your relationships, your work, etc?
What
would bring you more into balance?
What do
you need to let die so that there is room for new life?
What is
inspiring your heart these days? How can you effectively act on that
inspiration?
Jupiter stations direct: 4/8/15
After
all that, here’s some encouraging news to conclude this month’s report.
Jupiter, the bolsterer of faith and bringer of opportunities, will be switching
back into the great cosmic forwards gear. It’ll be a few weeks before he’s back
up to speed, but in the meantime, pay attention to what events and shifts occur
in your life around the days of his station.
What
have you been re-visioning since early December 2014?
How
have your beliefs around those projects/experiences shifted since then?
How is
your belief in yourself, your vision, and your own creativity these days?
How can
you develop more charisma around what matters most to you?
In the
meantime, here’s some wisdom from Winston Churchill: “When you’re going through
hell, keep going.” Keep pushing, friends. Breakthrough is imminent.
Sun & Mercury Retrograde in Aquarius
Sun & Mercury Retrograde in Aquarius
Light.
We are awestruck by the fervent light of sunsets. We are mesmerized by the
quivering light of fire. We turn on electric lights to stretch our days, and
make the night disappear into the forests and heavens. Light is pregnant with
poetic impact. It conjures a sense of all things right, good and magical. We
think of it as awareness - the “light of consciousness.” We can visualize light
in our minds, but we don’t know exactly what light is... or what “mind” is.
Light is made up of photons, but we don’t know if photons are particles
(matter) or waves (energy) or both. Mind is made up of... thoughts? dreams?
emptiness? consciousness? something as yet unnamed that may be matter or energy
or maybe both? This month, the planets urge you to mind your thoughts,
illuminate the shadows of your understanding, and screw some fresh light bulbs
into your noggin.
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Sun in Aquarius: 1/20/15 - 2/18/15
Aquarius
is a sign that enjoys surprise doses of the unfamiliar, the unusual, the
unsettled and unsettling. With the Sun - our “light of consciousness” -
transiting through this iconoclastic portion of the zodiac, it behooves us to
stimulate our minds by expanding our community, meeting some new people, and
shaking up our routines a bit. Your signpost this month is energy.
Do your
activities energize or drain you?
Do the
people in your life energize or drain you?
Do your
ideas & perspectives energize or drain you?
Aquarius
is a particularly frisky sign at the moment because its two rulers just went
through some major changes around the winter solstice. Uranus, ruler of
earthquakes, electricity and “Eureka!” moments, stationed direct then, which
frees us to take tangible actions on our major insights of the past six months.
Meanwhile, stodgy ole Saturn, ruler of boundaries, responsibilities,
limitations, and authority, entered boundless and ebullient Sagittarius a
couple days later. This means it’s time to climb some mountains, strive for
some grander things in life, take a look at the big picture, declare our truth
- and live by it. These major planetary changes are igniting Aquarius with
renewed brilliance.
What is
your truth?
What is
your experience of reality?
Do you
enjoy the reality you find yourself in?
Does
your reality leave room for others - their truth, their perspective, their
presence?
If your
truth is inaccurate, how does that effect your reality?
Mercury Retrograde in Aquarius: 1/21/15 - 2/11/15
Too
much smooth sailing would be boring, and so un-Aquarius-like. We need something
to shake things up a bit. A Mercury retrograde cycle in the sign of Aquarius is
just what’s needed to add a bit more mental voltage to our Aquarius month.
Let’s
get the general Mercury retrograde advice out of the way: Mercury retrograde
cycles are famous for disrupting the flow of modern life, but a few general
precautions will help you get through this planetary bump in the road with a
little more grace. First of all, as with any bump in a road, SLOW DOWN. If you
slow down, you can be more flexible, catch some striking scenery you’ve been
flying past without noticing, and thus appease our nimble trickster god. Some
other Mercury retrograde rules of thumb are back up your communication devices
(computers, phones, etc) and tune up your vehicles (bikes, cars, etc) BEFORE
Mercury stations retrograde (1/21), and give yourself extra time to get around,
and maintain a state of openness when miscommunications and transportation
failures arise during Mercury’s retrograde.
As with
any planetary event, there is something to learn during this Aquarian Mercury
retrograde cycle. Learning is easy if you have an open mind, but we cannot
learn if we are rigid in our perspectives. Aquarius is a fixed sign, ruled both
by re-volt-ing, en-light-ening Uranus and conservative, limiting Saturn. If you
wish to adhere to what you already know and believe, be prepared to suffer and
cause suffering to others during this Mercury retrograde. The other option is
to experience the liberation of allowing your mind to be blown apart by the
illuminating insights available during this retrograde. Now more than ever,
these insights come from our interactions with others. Then watch your
creativity soar to exhilarating heights you never knew were possible.
The
most basic principle of the planet Mercury is this: The quality and accuracy of
our perception shapes our experience of reality. With Mercury in
community-oriented Aquarius, we also enter into the territory of collective
perception. We tend to seek out communities that support our current view of
reality, but this retrograde cycle suggests it’s time to seek out people and
communities that both challenge and recharge our view of reality.
What
communication and perception issues have cropped up since the second week of
January?
Do you
feel stuck - in your life, in your creativity, in your relationships, in any
way?
How
might your perspective be keeping you stuck?
Which
people that you associate with support your current view of reality?
Do these
relationships energize or drain you?
Which
people that you associate with challenge your current view of reality?
Do
these relationships energize or drain you?
The Aquarius Lunation culminates in Leo: 2/3/15
The
Aquarius lunation begins on 1/20/15, with Mercury at a standstill, conjoined
with Venus opposite Jupiter, Mars conjunct Neptune, and the South Node conjunct
Uranus. These combinations suggest it’s time to expand our consciousness to
include others’ perspectives, deepen our compassion for ourselves, and release
perspectives that put us in fight-or-flight mode. This new moon would also be a
great time for an intentional, cleansing and self-loving, candle-lit bath.
What is
the difference between action and re-action?
What is
true liberation?
If liberation
begins in the mind, what perspectives might set you free?
How can
you love yourself more?
By the
Leo full moon on 2/3/15, Venus has conjoined Neptune, while Jupiter is
conjoined by the Moon and opposed by the Sun. Hopefully, you’ve practiced self-compassion
(foundation), and are now ready to feel deeper levels of compassion for others
(castle). For best effect, make sure your castle is built on a good foundation.
You may feel pulled between your joy and your responsibilities, between
yourself and your community, or you may feel like your mind is being blown at
every moment. At this point, we are more than halfway through Mercury’s
retrograde period, signifying it’s time to start experimenting with some of
what we’ve learned in the past couple weeks.
What
and who brings you joy and energy?
What
and whom do you love?
What
and who do you feel loved by?
What
and whom are worthy of your energy?
Sun in Sagittarius, Jupiter Stations Retrograde
When
you read the word, ECOLOGY, you probably think of the natural
environment of the Earth, which may then lead you to feelings of anxiety,
frustration, or grief. But before the emotions, before the association with the
global environment, there was only the word, ECOLOGY. Say it out loud
and repeat it a few times, fast and slow. Notice its inherent musicality, its
implied lilt and melody. Now consider the implications of ECOLOGY’s
roots: the study of home. This month, take a look at the interrelation of your
mind, body, beliefs, and life. Observe - and perhaps revise - your ecology of
mind.
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Sun in Sagittarius: 11/22 - 12/21
At this
point in the Sun’s yearly journey, we leap from the destroying and empowering
depths and darkness of Scorpio to the exhilarating heights and unbridled
freedom of Sagittarius. It’s time to ask the big questions of life, to search
for meaning, to cast off some constraints, and revel. That would be the whole
story if the Sun traveled in a void, but there are other forces acting on this
solar month. Some of Sagittarius’ fire will be earthbound and even subterranean
this time around, but you will still find yourself mulling over such questions
as these:
Are your philosophies
in alignment with your values?
How does your ecology of
mind compare to the ecology of the Earth?
What are the most
meaningful experiences you could choose to engage in this month?
What are the most
meaningful experiences you could choose to engage in this lifetime?
What do you really believe?
Are your beliefs limiting or liberating?
The Anchored Vision Lunation Begins: 11/22, Culminates:
12/6
The Sun
and Moon conjoin in the first degree of fiery Sagittarius, closely sandwiched
between the two earthiest planets: Saturn and Venus. This gives the imperative
for beliefs based on values, and anchored in reality. Neptune in Pisces squares
the Sun and Moon, further emphasizing the shattering of illusions, and the need
to let go of that which simply does not work, or no longer belongs in one’s
current phase of life. This new moon configuration suggests we allow ourselves
to dream, to suspend our normal beliefs for a moment, and allow our minds to
travel into vaster potential outcomes than we usually dare to consider. The
formula is: As belief expands, so too does reality.
What is working in your
life? - How can you further nourish those aspects?
What in your life is
falling apart, dissolving, dissipating? - How can you surrender to that
process?
What elements of your life
do you whole-heartedly believe in?
What visions are worthy of
manifestation?
Suspend belief: If you believed anything was
possible, what could unfold in your life and in the world?
This
lunation culminates on December 6th with a full moon in Gemini. At this point,
Mercury - the ruler of that Gemini Moon - conjoins the Sun in Sagittarius,
highlighting the experience of these two opposing signs as a single axis. Fact
and detail can thus inspire a fresh sense of the big picture, while the gestalt
can bring heretofore unnoticed minutiae into focus. This full moon chart also
shows a loose grand fire trine between the Sun, Mercury, Venus, asteroid,
Ceres, and planetoid, Pholus in Sagittarius, with Uranus in Aries and Jupiter
in Leo. This configuration offers great opportunity, but also inspires
compulsive over-doing and over-committing, with a tendency to compensate for
the attendant stress with over-consumption. There is also a strong imperative
to get out into deep nature. The high road in the first week of December is
this: Spend some time in the mountains or woods, and let yourself dream big.
Then jump back into your hectic life, and make some more informed and wise
choices about what to commit to and what to let go of.
What opportunities are showing up for you at this
time?
Which of those
opportunities bring you the most joy, or feel closest to your heart?
Jupiter in Retrograde: 12/8/14 - 4/8/15
Jupiter
is far enough out in the solar system that his annual four-month retrograde
cycles don’t directly effect the everyday functioning of our lives. This is one
of those more subtle, internal influences from the Cosmos. This year, however,
Jupiter’s retrograde station is significant because it occurs while the Sun and
Jupiter are in mutual reception - each planet is traveling through the other
planet’s home sign. This increases the fusion of their energetic pairing, and
also implies that our experience of the Sun (i.e. life force) will also
hit a slump around December 8th.
How do your involvements,
creations, and joys inform your beliefs?
What have you been giving a
lot of energy to since mid-September?
Are those involvements
bringing you joy, and are they in alignment with your beliefs?
If so, how can you bolster
your faith in those involvements?
If not, how can you let
them go?
Tension in the Heavens:
December
is classically a tense month in our society due to familial and consumeristic
pressures that clash with our animal bodies’ needs to be slowing down
for the winter. This December will have an extra oomph of stress from the
heavens as Uranus makes another exact square to Pluto on December 14th. This is
the fourth of five exact passes between revolutionary and impatient Uranus in
Aries and exacting, destroying and regenerating Pluto in Capricorn, spanning
from 2012 through 2015. These are slow planets, so you’ll feel the intensity of
this energy throughout December. Venus squares Uranus and conjoins Pluto on
December 20th. On the low realm of the spectrum, these aspects can inspire
greed, hunger for power, and a belief that whoever does not share our value
system is wrong. On the high end of the spectrum, this influence can
help us commit more deeply to what we believe will have lasting importance in
society, help us value the good of the past while still allowing for change,
and teach us about the transformative powers of love. As always, how you
experience this energy is your choice.
What are you slowly and
steadily constructing that is transforming you and your life?
What are you impatient
& frustrated with? - How can you relinquish control there?
What does liberation mean
to you, in your life and in the world at this time?
What is the difference
between power and control?
How can you inspire and
attract others with the power and beauty of your values?
Wrapping up Saturn in Scorpio: 10/6/12 - 12/23/14
We are
coming to the end of what I refer to as “The Scorpio Era.” Since October of
2012, we’ve had a mutual reception of Saturn in Scorpio and Pluto in Capricorn,
Mercury retrogrades in Scorpio, and eclipses in Scorpio. For one more month, as
Saturn completes his transit through Scorpio, we’ll be rooting through our
deeply held pain and insecurity around authority, sexuality, gender and power.
We have one more month to find and tap into that personal agency and authority
that stems from our deepest knowing. We have one more month to turn around,
face our shadow, and embrace the strength and beauty of that inner beast. One of
my favorite ways to tap into the subconscious is automatic writing. Set a timer
for two minutes, and then answer the questions below, two minutes per question.
Keep your pen moving on the paper throughout the two minutes, even if it’s just
writing gibberish or repetitions.
What/who does your shadow
look like? - Bonus: Draw a picture or make a collage.
What does your shadow say?
What does your shadow want?
What is your shadow’s
power?
Coming Soon:
Next
month’s report on the solar month of Capricorn will offer insights into the
major shift of Saturn into Sagittarius, and the energetic imperatives of the
2015 calendar year. Feel free to like & repost this report as you see fit.
Until next time, wishing you a heart-ful month. Thanks for reading,
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